I recently had a friend pass away unexpectedly. With her passing, we realized that she did. not have any estate documents in order. This made things much harder to financially tie up loose ends and make sure her final wishes were fulfilled.
In looking into all of this I came across a great article on Forbes.com that really summarizes what everyone needs and why. Here is the link to that article. Please take a moment to read it so that you can make sure your estate is in proper order upon your death.